The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), seeks an artist to develop site-specific artwork for the Mercer West street improvement project .  The artwork will be located in an underpass and along adjacent concrete retaining walls at Mercer Street and Aurora Avenue.  The desired artistic approach will treat the underpass as a singular architectural environment and transform the experience of passing through the space for all modes of transit.

The artwork project is funded with SDOT 1% for Art funds.

Eligibility: Open to professional artists residing in the United States. Public art experience is required.

Budget: $335,000 (estimated) all-inclusive to design and fabricate the artwork.

The artist will work with project design consultants, SDOT, community representatives and the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs to develop permanent public art for the Mercer West street improvement project.  The Mercer West project improves 16 blocks along Mercer Street.  The commissioned artist will develop artwork for a two-block area that includes the underpass at Aurora Avenue/Highway 99 and the adjacent approaches east and west of the underpass.  The desired artistic approach will treat the underpass as a singular architectural environment and transform the experience of passing through the space for all modes of transit.  Painted murals or other paint treatments are not feasible and will not be accepted for this project.

The underpass and the concrete retaining walls on either side of it provide an opportunity to create an experience that marks the transition from one neighborhood to another, changes in topography as the street passes below the highway above, and/or the rhythms of infrastructure and movement in the space. They wish to commission an artwork that builds on the existing space and makes the underpass a space to experience rather than a place to be endured.  The desired approach will treat the environment holistically, as opposed to simply masking the existing condition.

Apply online: www.callforentry.org

For more information: www.seattle.gov/arts/_downloads/calls/MercerWest.pdf

Patricia Hopper: (206) 684-7311. Public Art Project Manager

The Kirkland Cultural Council and Chamber of Commerce is looking for artists willing to join Kirkland’s  “2nd Thursday Art Walk”.   Interested artists will be paired with hosting businesses in prime locations.  Artists need tables or easels to set-up on sidewalk in front of storefronts.   All mediums accepted.   Dates start August 12th 4-8PM.   Send photo of work along with website and or info so they can pair you with appropriate business.   Need one pet artist and one food artist.

Please contact Rebecca DeVere, rebecca21461@gmail.com.

General Rules and Information
Entry fee is only $30.00 ($35 for non-members).  This fee includes insurance and handling fees for the submission of 2 different works of art (1 image per work) and is non-refundable.  Three-dimensional entries may submit two images for each entry.  You may also submit more entries for an additional $10 per entry.  Juried screening will be made from digital images only.  All submissions must be digital and submitted through the website: www.sica.org.  No images sent via email or mailed on discs will be accepted.  All images must adhere strictly to those specifications outlined in the “Submissions” section below. 

Eligible Work
The exhibition is open to all visual artists in all mediums, for works that have been completed in the past 5 years and that has never been displayed at SICA.  Each artist may enter as many ORIGINAL pieces for consideration as they wish.  ONLY one digital image can be submitted for each work of art, except for sculpture or installation where 2 views of each submission are allowed.

2-Dimensional works may not exceed 100” in height by 100” in width (excluding the frame) and must be “show ready,” – totally ready for hanging.  Three-dimensional works must not exceed 7′ in height, nor cover more than 50 square feet of floor area, or weigh more than 300 lbs.  Installations are welcome but must not exceed 100 square feet of floor space.  Accepted artworks cannot be substituted and are committed for the duration of the exhibit.  No artwork shall be returned after installation until the final exhibition date, and artwork will be returned only to the original location and lender or his/her authorized agent on the date(s) stated herein.  SICA reserves the right to rejected any accepted works that they feel differ significantly from the submitted image.  SICA also reserves the right to reproduced exhibited artwork for all media and publications.

Submissions:
Images may ONLY be submitted ON-LINE through there website.  No slides, CD’s, email attachments or any other form of submissions accepted.  All submissions must be digital and submitted through there website: www.sica.org.  No images sent via email or mailed on discs will be accepted.  All images should jpegs only, and have a resolution which is no larger than 300 dpi and a maximum size of 1200 pixels in any direction.  All entries must be labeled according to specification: last name_first name entry number.jpg.  For instance Smith_Will1.jpg  or Doe_John2.jpg.

Jurying Process
Juried screening will be made digital images ONLY.  Any entry not meeting the restrictions listed in “Submissions” above will not be accepted for jurying.  No work selected for inclusion in this exhibition and shipped will be accepted unless all return costs, necessary documentation and shipping insurance is included by the artist.  

Awards and Sales
Awards will be presented at the Reception for Best in Show, Best in Category (Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Printmaking, Best Mixed Media / Installation, etc.), and Director’s Choice Award.  All works of art will be insured for declared value while on SICA premises.   All works of art will be insured while on SICA’s premises.  SICA request a 25% donation for any works sold as a direct result of this exhibition. Purchaser cannot take possession of art until after the close of the exhibition.

SEPT 4 – NOV. 12, 2010
Reception:  Saturday, September 4, 2010 3-6pm This year’s juror is Mary Birmingham, Director of Exhibitions, Hunterdon Museum

Contact Kristie Worthey for more information and an audition appointment:

mailto://kworthey@shakespeareintheparkinglot.org

http://www.sitpl.org/Auditions—Workshops.html

The online version is both searchable and updatable and will now be updated with the addition of media files including mp3, social networking, and video links.  NW on Tour is a valuable resource for Arts Northwest presenters who are seeking performing artists and attractions to book into their communities.  It is also of great benefit to performing artists and agents looking for an additional, powerful marketing tool.  Northwest on Tour is one of the most comprehensive resources of performing artists and talent available to arts presenters in the region.

In 2010, for the first time, the printed version of Northwest on Tour will be combined with the Arts Northwest Membership Directory as one large and very comprehensive printed publication.

Please go online to http://www.artsnw.org, log in and fill out the application.  Must be a current member of Arts Northwest. 

If you have questions pleast contact Arts Northwest at mailto://admin@artsnw.org or call (360)457-9290.

There will be a juror’s award of $300 for the winning entry.  The selected art will be displayed in the Phinney Center Art Gallery from October 6-29, 2010.

Seeking individual artists working in all 2-D and 3-D media for the Northwest Fine Arts Competition.  Works must have been completed in the last two years and have not been selected for a previous Phinney Center Gallery Show.

The Jurors will be:

• Kris Anderson, the Director of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery at the University of Washington.  He is also completing his PhD in Art History at the University of Washington.
• Suzanne Beal, a critic and arts writer has curated shows at Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, Kirkland Arts Center and Sandpoint Gallery.  Her articles have appeared in local and national publications, including Art in America, American Craft, Fiberarts and Sculpture magazines.  Cambridge Scholars included an article in their 2009 book: Representations of Working People.  She is a regular contributor to City Arts Magazine.
• Nancy Stoaks is the Art Program Manager for Swedish Medical Center and associate director of the Howard House Gallery.  She has also worked as the director of the James Harris Gallery and as a curatorial associate at the Frye Art Museum.

Please visit http://phinneycenter.org/PDFs/2011_Artist_Call.pdf for more information.

Organization: Phinney Center Art Gallery
6532 Phinney Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: (206) 783-2244
Email: arts@phinneycenter.org
Website: http://www.phinneycenter.org/arts.html

Contact: Pamela Jaynes

Application packets are due to Wendy Ragusa/Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 30, 2010. Late submissions will not be accepted.  Include a 9×12 manila self-addressed, stamped envelope for returning cd.  Submissions may be hand-delivered or mailed to:

Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation
Call to Artists
PO Box 1376
214 S. 12th Street
Mount Vernon, WA 98273

Notification to all submissions – October 4, 2010.

For questions email: mailto:wragusa@skagitvalleyhospital.org or call (360)814-5747

Website:  www.skagitartiststogether.com

International submissions are welcome via e-mail to mailto:editors@ravenchronicles.org

Cover letters should contain your contact information.  Send BRIEF bios with submission. they will sometimes publish previously published work: inquire about it.

Submissions for Volume 16, No 1:
Theme: Matters of the Spirit; Faith; Grace; Religious or Spiritual beliefs; Nature and Meaning of life.

For more information: www.ravenchronicles.org

This festival is a must-see every year!

* Art Vendors $ 75 (all fees non-refundable)
* Food Vendors $ 90 (all fees non-refundable)
* Non-profits $ 10 (all fees non-refundable)

For more information: http://www.artontheave.org/vendor-application/ or info@artontheave.org

Exhibition dates: September 2-29, 2010
Opening reception: First Friday Art Walk, September 3, 2010 5-9pm

Information and prospectus:
www.northbankartistsgallery.com/artistsubmissions.htm

Website: www.northbankartistsgallery.com
Organization: North Bank Artists Gallery
1005 Main St
Vancouver, WA 98660
Phone: (360) 693-1840
Email: info@northbankartistsgallery.com
Contact: Terri Elioff